Outsider entry barred at National Eidgah ground over security concerns
The Supreme Court's move comes amid recent instances of crude bombing across the capital
The Supreme Court administration has banned the entry of outsiders into the National Eidgah ground to ensure overall security of the Supreme Court compound, International Crimes Tribunal, Attorney General's office, Supreme Court Bar Association building and adjacent areas.
The decision was announced in a notice today (10 November), signed by Md Atikus Samad, deputy registrar (administration and justice) of the Supreme Court.
The notice states that recently there has been an increase in the number of outsiders and unfamiliar people gathering at the National Eidgah ground.
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Citing the Supreme Court's ownership of the ground, the administration termed such gatherings a "security threat", particularly at the fountain area near the main gate used by the Chief Justice to access both the Supreme Court and the International Crimes Tribunal.
The Supreme Court's move comes amid recent instances of crude bombing across the capital.
Crude bombs exploded in four separate locations in Dhaka, including the premises of a business owned by Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter, this morning (10 November).
Earlier, on 8 November, two crude bombs exploded inside the compound of St Joseph Higher Secondary School in the capital's Mohammadpur area. The previous night, a crude bomb exploded at St Mary's Cathedral in Dhaka's Kakrail, while another was recovered unexploded from inside the church.
